CVE-2014-3472 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can bypass access restrictions in JBoss AS due to improper role checking in the security manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-3472?

CVE-2014-3472 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 19 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The isCallerInRole function in SimpleSecurityManager in JBoss Application Server (AS) 7, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 6.3.0, does not properly check caller roles, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3472?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3472?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2014-3472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x926-v8v9-j4mp.

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